Iraq

Baghdad: Pope Francis will visit parts of northern Iraq that were held by Islamic State (IS) militants on the third day of his historic trip to the country. Militants overran the region in 2014, destroying historic churches and looting.…

Baghdad: Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday killing over 25 people and wounding 73 others, officials said. The rare suicide bombing attack hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central…